Canada in the Global Economy:An Overview

On the cusp of the millennium and as the century that was supposed to belong to Canada draws to a close, we find ourselves as a medium-sized nation exercising an influence out of all proportion to our size. This special issue on Canada in the Global Economy gives us a chance to sum up where we have been and look forward to where we might be oing. All the papers contained in this issue were delivered at the annual policy conference of the Canadian Association for Business Economics.